Hanger support



Jan. 13, 1931.

M. VICTORSOHN HANGER SUPPORT Filed 001;. 4. 1929 Patented Jan. 13, 193

MORRIS vrcronsomv, or ianooK YmivEwvon-K HAN ER surronr "Application filed October 4,1929. SerialNo. 397,292.

The subject-matter of the present invention relates generally to apparel apparatus, but specifically has to =d0'with improvements in supportsadapted for placement in a container, such as: a trunk, suitcase, traveling bag, or the like, to receive hangers for carrying wearing apparel. r

Primarily, the ob ect of the invention resides inE-the provision of a novel form of support adapted to support a plurality of .hange'rs,or a single hanger, as desired.

Another objectis to provide means whereby the usual pintles of the garment hanger are substantially. imprisoned or maintained in such associationtherewith as to preclude the accidental displacement of sa d hangers duringfithe portage or handling of the container. I 7 y 1 ,A further ob ect of the lnventlon is to provide an; article of c the above-mentioned character whiclrmay be formed from ,a

single pieceiofmetallic; material and. which is inherently resilient to permit ofplacement-of the hanger therein andthe removal of'jthe hanger therefrom, said article being fashioned or manufactured with a minimum of operations, thus materially reducing the cost of production.

As will presently appear the invention is featured with resilient means which slightly resist the insertion of the pintles, of a hanger and which cooperates with a housing or hooded portion. to prevent the escape of the pintles when the container assumes various positions. 7

. A still further object is to provide means in the form of projections or indentations which support the pintles at various positions within the structure of the device andwhich permit the passage of the pintles thereover in view of the resiliencyof said device.

lVith these objects in view, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination, andarrangement of parts, all as Wlll be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings,and

particularly pointed out in the claims.

In said drawings:

device and having, walls? and S. It-:wi1l,-o-f.course,"be;understood that the showing of a container; .merelyillustrative and not to be considered restrictive in any sense.

Figure 1 is an elevation of improved hanger support mounted with n: aconta ner and carrying a-hanger in one position.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of a single sup; port as vlewed'in the direction ofthe arrow, ,5

the pintle of'aa hanger being sectioned .on f line 2+2; and showing it supported on op- .positely disposed indentationsior projections. Flg. 3 1s Fig.4 is rear elevation of menace.

Y Fig; 5 is a transverse sectional view taken g- 6 a perspective View .65 -portionof'thearticle.

Referring now more in particular ;to, the

. accompanying, drawings, wherein like characters 'of' refere'nce (denotesimilar-parts j throughout the "several views, 7 let" ,5, denote 7P generally a container, which-may he .the form of atrunk, or similar articlegcar 70 As shown in Fig. 1, of the cfthe supportswilhbe secured 7 container 5, preferably abuttin, y the ,rear 89 wall 6 thereof and spacedto accommodate the type. of hangers used. The. supports shown are identical and hence a detailed descriptionlof one willisuffice. I The; supports, designated. by the numeral ,9, are each formedqfromyasingle piece of material which is bent and out away to present the finished article shown in the drawings, which includes a flange portion 1O, suitablyapertured as indicated. at i 11", Q

for thereception of fastening means .12, whereby the article is secured to the, container, as aforesaid. The .materialis then I given a series of right-angularbends to. present walls. 13, 14, 15 and'lG (see l igfliflthelower end of said wall 16 hein guhent in wardly to present a base17, as shown in Fig.2. The upper portion of said -wall 16- is also bentinwardly to define a 'iQbf and e i qfz n ard na o fil teeeee'as 9? lalso an elevation o0 the endopposite to th'atshownin.Fig.2. v

ea We 6 'e 'rsld I therefrom a distance slightly less-than the also thesides with the exception of diameter of the pintles 22 of the hanger 23.

Finally, suitable projections .or indentations 24 and 25, and struck-in from the walls 14: and 16, each pair being oppositelydisposed, as shown, and spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of the pin tles. From the foregoing it is apparent that the bending of the walls 14 and .16, as

" aforesaid, provides a housing for the pintle,

which is closed at the top and bottom, and the open front portion'and the notch 20. i

With the supports secured in the posiftion-hereinbefore mentioned, a hanger may be inserted therein by first pressing the pintles between the tongue 21 and part 19, the

resiliency of thefformer permitting the passageof said "int1e,.aiid as it comes opposite the notch 20, it is passed therethrough and then downwardly through the housing, or betweenthe walls lt ai1d*1f6,'i1ntil it abuts the projections 24. IIer =,""it rests and the hanger will thus. be, supported 4 with the \pintlei22' abutting said projections 2% as cieany' showa m F g. 2. As the 'walls ii I "and lfi' are-resilient, said pii'itle may be gent- '35 ly"forcedbetween said projections'24 and passed downwardly ,until it abuts projec- V -t ions25, and "finally this operation" may be through the notch 20, cooperation between tongue 21 and part 19.

"continued until the pintle restson' the bottom 171* In the removal of the hanger, the

fpintle'may be operated in the reverse to "that just described until is freed from I the tongue 21. If a container is'inverted from normal position, the pintles may slide within the housing, b.ut cannot escape therefrom, as some willcontact the projections,

of the side walls having its upper portion bent inwardly to define a top for the housring, and being bent downwardly iii the plane of the other side wall and having its lower edge spaced above the top edge of the latter to present a notch, and a resilient tongue spaced from said notch'and adapted to be flexed 110"P61'H11l3 the insertion of the pintle in the'notch for passage within said housing,th e said top of the housing serving to prevent the escape of the pintle when the container is inverted from normal position.

2.' In a device of the characterdescribed, a support'adapted gto be secured within a container to supporta pintle of a hanger, and having a housingportion including side walls and abottoin', 'one of the side walls presenting a notch, and having oppositely disposed projections,- andla resilient tongue spaced from said notch} and adapted to be flexed to permit the insertion of the pintle in the notch for passage within said housing to abut said projections.

3.111 a device of the character described, a supportadapted to be secured within a and having a housingportion having an openiront portion and resilient side walls,

one of said walls presenting a notch, a plurality of oppositely disposed projectionsextending inwardly'from said'side walls and a resilient tongue spaced from said notch and adapted to be flexed to permit-the in- 'sertion of the pintle in the notch for passage within said housing, said resilient side walls permitting the passage of the pintle between'apair of oppositely disposed projection's, v v I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 7 -MORRIS'VICTORSOHN,;

I where 'thenppermost one will engage the top 18 If, bychance, a piiitle should pass j it is retained by the The article is exceedingly simple in cone struction and admirably adapted for the 3 purpose aforesaid.

YVhile the presentisa disclosure of the i preferred'embodiment of the invention,fit

is to beunder'stood that the inventionis not limited thereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction, proportion and arrangementof parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as definediin the appended claims. 1

Iclaiin: r, 11A device ofthe character-described adapted to be secured within a container to support aIpintIe ofa hanger, and havinga housing portion including side walls, one

container to support apintleof a hanger, 

